Pencil calendar



(No Model.)

PENCIL CALENDAR.

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fizz/01250149 ARTHUR F. BRADSHAWV AND WVILLIAM B. lVOOD, OF ORANGE,CALIFORNIA.

PENCIL CALENDAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 582,007, dated May 4,1897.

Application filed October 19,1896. $erial No. 609,275. (No model.)

To (tZZ whom it nutty concern.-

Be it known that we, ARTHUR FRANKLlN BRADSHAW and WILLIAM 13. W001),citizens of the United States, residing at Orange, in the county ofOrange and State of California, have invented a new and useful PencilCalendar, of which the following is a specification.

The object of our invention is to provide a neat, simple, and convenientcalendar, applicable to pen and pencil, and which can be readilyadjusted to indicate dates for any week in one or more predeterminedyears. The calendar is also adapted for holding a rubber on the end ofthe pencil.

The accompanying drawings illustrate our invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the calendar on a pencil, the rubberbeing withdrawn into the tubes. Fig. 2 is a perspective vie of the sameWith the rubber projecting. The calendar is turned to show a portion notshown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal mid-section of the pencilcalendar. Fig. 4is a perspective view of the inner tube. Fig. 5 is aplan of two flat sheets, on one of which the months and week-days arearranged for two years, and on the other of which the month-days arearranged according to our invention. This arrangement of months,weekdays, and monthdays is applicable for either flat or cylindricalcalendars.

Our invention includes a calendar com prising two parts A B, which aremovable with relation to each other. One of said parts, A, is providedwith the days of the month (indicated by numerals l to 31, inclusive)arranged in five vertical rows a, a, a, a, and a, four of which rowscontain seven consecutive days each and the other column, a", threedays; and the other of said parts, 13, being provided with the days I)of two weeks consecutively arranged in a vertical column and with themonths of one or more years arranged in horizontal lines, all the monthsZ) of one year being grouped with the days of one week, and theparticular months being in line with the weekdays with which they begin,respectively. That is to say, for example, the months of March andNovember, 1896, begin on Sunday and are therefore placed in line withthe day Sunday in the group for 1896, but in the 1897 group August isthe only month found in the Sunday line. These movable parts may beflat, as indicated in Fig. 5, or they maybe in cylindrical form, asindicated in the other views.

In the cylindrical form the calendar comprises two telescopingcalendar-tubes or cylindrical parts A B, the outer one, B", of which hasa longitudinal sight-slot s, a guide g transverse to such slot, the daysof two weeks Z) consecutively arranged in a column parallel with thesight-slot s and the months I) Z) of one or more years arranged inhorizontal lines, the months of one year being 6 5 grouped with the daysof one week and the months being respectively in line with the week-dayswith which they begin, the inner one, A,of said calendar-tubes beingprovided with a longitudinally-moving pin 19, extending into thetransverse guide g of the outer part, and also provided with themonth-days 1 to 3i, inclusive) arranged in columns of seven to beexhibited through the sight-slot in line with the week-days.

The inner tube A is fitted in the outer tube B to turn therein, and themonth-days in the columns a, (K50. are spaced uniformly to correspondwith the spacing of the column of weekdays on the outer tube-that is tosay, the spaces between consecutive month-days in each column correspondto the spaces between the consecutive week-days. The guide-slot g, inwhich the pin 1) moves, is transversely arranged with relation to thesight-slot, so that 8 5 theinner tube A can be turned to bring any ofthe columns of month-days into view through the sight-slot, and the pin19 is arranged to slide lengthwise the inner tube A, so that the innertube can be slid lengthwise the outer tube as well as rotated, sothat-the month-days of any column may be brought into sight through thesight-slot and may also be moved length- Wise the slot to bring thefirst month-day of any column into line with any month and the week-daywith which such month begins.

The pin 13 is preferably fastened to a slide P, which is preferably arubber eraser which fits inside the inner tube and slides therealong,the longitudinal guide-slot Q being provided extending lengthwise theinner tube A and having an angular bend g at one end to receive the pin19 when the eraser P is projected from the end of the tubes, asindicated in Fig. 2. The purpose of the bend q in the guide-slot Q is tofirmly hold the pin p when the eraser is projected from the case foruse. The pin 1) holds the parts together in position. When it is desiredto use the rubber as an eraser, the outer tube B is moved to push thepin 19 to the end of the slot Q, and then the outer tube and inner tubeare rotated with relation to each other to bring the pin down into thebend q, where it is held firmly, so that the eraser can be used. Whenthe eraser becomes worn out, the pin 19 may be withdrawn, another eraserplaced in position, and the pin 1) replaced.

In practical use the calendar is adjusted for any Week by bringing thefirst month-day 1,8, 15, 22, or 29 of any of the columns on the innertube into the sight-slot and moving the inner tube so as to bring suchday into line with the name of the month for which the time is to bereckoned. For example, if it is desired to get the proper dates for thefirst Week in October, 1896, the first montl1day 1 would be brought intothe sight-slot opposite Oct. T. for the year 1896, for the reason thatthe first day of October in 1896 is Thursday. Immediately the calendaris thus adjusted the dates for the first week in October are shown. Thento get the dates for the second week in October the tubes will berotated relatively to bring the month-day 8 into the position formerlyoccupied by the month-day 1. For the third week the third column will bebrought into the sightslot with the month-day 15 next to Oct. T., and soon.

Now, having described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- I l. A calendar comprising two telescopingcylindrical parts, the outer one of which has a longitudinal sight-slot,a guide transverse to said slot, the days of two weeks consecutivelyarranged in a column parallel with the sight-slot, and the months of oneor more years arranged in horizontal lines, the months of one year beinggrouped with the days of one week and the months being respectively inline with the week-days with which they begin, respectively; the innerone of said cylindrical parts being provided with a longitudinallymoving pin extending into the transverse guide of the outer part, andalso provided with the month-days arranged in columns of seven to beexhibited through the sight-slot in line with the week-days and themonths which begin with said week-days, respectively.

2. The combination of an outer tube provided with a longitudinalsight-slot, the weekdays arranged parallel with the slot and the monthsof a year arranged, respectively, in line with the week-days with whichsaid months begin, respectively; and an inner tube fitted in the outertube to turn therein and provided with the month-days arrangedconsecutively in columns of seven spaced to correspond with the spacingof the column of week-days.

The combination of the outer tube provided with a longitudinalsight-slot, the guideslot transversely arranged with relation to thesight-slot, the week-days arranged in a column parallel with thesight-slot, and the months of the year arranged, respectively, in linewith the week-days with which said months begin, respectively; an innertube fitted in the outer tube to turn therein and provided with themonth-days arranged consecutively in columns of seven, to be exhibitedthrough the sight-slot in line with the week-days and the months whichbegin with said week-days respectively, and also provided with alongitudinal guide-slot; a slide within the inner tube, and a pinprojecting from the slide through the guide-slots of the inner and theouter tubes.

4. The combination of an outer calendar tube provided with alongitudinal sight-slot and a guide-slot transverse thereto; an innercalendar-tube provided with a longitudinal. guide-slot with an angularbend at one end, an eraser inserted in the inner tube, and a pininserted through the guide-slots and into the eraser.

A. F. BRADSHAlV. \V. B. lVOOD.

\Vitn esses:

JAMES R. TOWNSEND, JOHN MURRAY, S. SoLLnNBEReEn.

